Re: Use of Extension Cord

On Wed, 23 Nov 2005 06:41:28 -0000, "Peter Hucker" <no@xxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>On Tue, 22 Nov 2005 23:12:26 -0000, John Fields <jfields@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 22 Nov 2005 06:44:07 -0000, "Peter Hucker" <no@xxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On Tue, 22 Nov 2005 04:19:09 -0000, John Fields <jfields@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>>> If you'd offered help which wasn't precisely aligned with the
>>>> request for help, but which was, nonetheless, an attempt to help,
>>>> one could understand your reaching out, trying to help.
>>>>
>>>> However, all you were doing was saying "I'm better than you are
>>>> because I'm British, and our electrical outlets are better than
>>>> yours are because ours are British, and our extension cords are
>>>> better than yours are because they're British, and on and on, ad
>>>> nauseam.
>>>
>>> No, I was discussing the differences.
>>
>> ---
>> You're a liar. What you've been, from the outset, is critical of
>> our system without even understanding how it works.
>
>I've pointed out what's wrong with it, and you have not proved otherwise.

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You've merely stated what your _opinion_ is. You know nothing about
the technical details of either system and are, therefore,
unqualifies to make even a basic assessment of what's better and
what's worse.

As a matter of fact I don't even know what you're doing here other
than flapping your jaws, since I've checked out some of your posting
history and you seem to be little more than a wannabe jester.

Trolling, perhaps?
---

> You have however pointed out what's wrong with ours.

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And do you agree with me?
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>>> The Americans may be egotistical but the Brits are not.
>>
>> ---
>> Another attempt at a crappy joke?
>
>It wasn't a joke.

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Then you're even stupider than you seem to be, since some of _all_
of us are egotistical.
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>>> You guys look after the volts and we look after the amps,
>>
>> ---
>> Wrong again. In a power transmission system, neither can be
>> considered without regard for the other.
>
>Yes they should both be considered, but your system doesn't. Your system has a blatant disregard for overload protection.

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Once again, your glaring inexperience in these matters becomes
evident.
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>>> Why do you assume everyone is having a go at you?
>>
>> ---
>> I don't.
>
>You assume I am having a go at you for some reason.

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You are hardly "everyone", and what you're doing is trying
desperately to keep from drowning.
---


>> What I would like to see are more technical discussions where smug
>> little troublemakers like you can learn to discuss the issues
>> without throwing barbs around.
>
>I AM discussing the issues.

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You're skirting the issues, which are the differences between the
British and the American electrical systems.

Think about it and I'm sure you'll agree.

After all, before I told you you didn't know what a 120V or 240V US
domestic power receptacle looked like, you didn't know that we have
a 240V feed into nearly every home in this country, (with a capacity
of at least 200 amperes, I'd guess) and you still don't even have a
clue about wire size VS current carrying capability.

All in all, a pretty piss-poor platform from which to issue edicts
about what's what.

As for the rest of it, it's just off-topic bull*** which you seem
unable to control.

--
John Fields
Professional Circuit Designer
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